We didn't want to replicate an exact specimen. We wanted to look at the original as a reference point. We also wanted to create something with an in-house movement while also keeping the case dimensions more true to size and much thinner than current production offerings :)

Thanks my friend!! Lume is an aged super luminova that plays with the gold and cream tones of the dial

@@craftandtailored cool ❗️ Thank you ❗️

The intention behind that was to create a simple movement that would allow the wearer to connect with the watch by placing their own energy and to allow the wearer to connect with it differently. The modern machining of the tube threads and crown wouldn't nesacairly put any additional stress on these components; of course, It is a different process, but even with vintage automatic watches, if they run out of power or run low, adding a little extra juice to the mainspring, is often helpful. Additionally, a fair amount of vintage divers from this era used their mechanical movements, and I always connected with the simplicity of the movements they used during this time.

@@craftandtailored Thanks for the detailed response. I also noticed the dark arrow on the seconds hand. Was there a reason C+T went with this instead of the original design?

@@soulside Indeed, it was a way to highlight the sweep seconds hand for a bit more visibility; the gold hand seemed to blend into the dial, and the black outline of the hand modernized the design while also sticking with the 3 tones of the dial design.

Thanks! It was fun to look at the vintage models and to take direct inspiration from them to ultimately incorporate it into a heartage-inspired watch that is for the insiders instead of the masses!

For some (like the Tudor FXD), it's to time diver movements underwater from one waypoint to another. That bezel function can be used for military applications.

Its actually available via the Zodiac site the C+T version is the LE white dial 😊

Thanks for the support and feedback 😍 Glad you like it!

Thanks! It may look simple, but much time and effort went into this one! Glad you like it 🙂

Hey, great question, and thanks for reaching out. With all links removed at the smallest setting, 14.6cm or 5 3/4"

Really appreciate the feedback sincerely!! I personally like manual wind movement. There is something about putting my energy into that watch for the time I'm going to wear it that always resonates with me personally but I do get your point 100%. Additionally, a fair amount of vintage divers from this era actually used their mechanical movements, and I always connected with the simplicity of the movements they used during this time. Additionally, in most cases, if I'm not wearing a watch constantly that uses an automatic movement and has a screw-down crown, I'll unscrew the crown to properly charge the mainspring before wearing it. I will do this occasionally while wearing something automatic, even if out of habit. The countdown bezel was something that was displayed on the original, and it was a nod to the DNA of the original 🙂 Really appreciate the insight and honest feedback here!!

Wow! I’m a bit star struck honestly! Thanks for writing back. Please don’t get me wrong, the design of the watch alone would make me not think twice about the minor things I that don’t work for me. My wife has 3 zodiac watches and I’ve always been jealous. I’d like to see more about this one, who knows, it might be the one I land on. Love your channel and only hear good things about people’s watch buying experience about you.

@@jonboy8181 Haha, of course, at the end of the day, im just a dude who loves watches and has a deep passion for all things horology and the community that supports this passion. I try to get in, respond to all the comments, and take the feedback genuinely, but it can sometimes be hard to catch and see everything, especially with how fast everything moves. Zodiac has always been cool, fun, and relatively affordable without leaving the substance and history behind, and that's why I started collecting vintage ones in the first place. It's easy to get into how much something costs or how rare it is or to have a negative opinion, and that's one of the things I dislike most about the watch world. So this was my way of connecting with something I loved and providing a modern take on what was a benchmark for the Zodiac brand all together. Maybe see if you can take one of your wife's watches for a test drive 🤪

Awe, thanks. It feels nice to have been missed; we have just been in the kitchen cooking up some stuff like this!! I hope y'all will enjoy it. It leans into our appreciation for the vintage Zodiacs while being able to support what they are able to do on the modern side via their manufacturing capability

As a vintage-obsessed person, I agree, but vintage is sometimes practical for modern-day life, so that is why we wanted to pull from the archive while making something unique and interesting that displays Zodiac's modern watchmaking capability!

Thanks 🙂

It’s available online. I’ve seen it on Instagram. Haha